The Young Initiative invites foreign policy experts and guest speakers to campus to engage in discussions on international relations and the global political economy with students and faculty.

Upcoming Events

Annually: United Nations Week

With the William and Elizabeth Kahane United Nations Program, the Young Initiative supports the annual United Nations Week at Occidental College, each spring. We are passionate in maintaining students involvement and engagement in sustainable development. Our students choose topics that link Global Political Economy, Social Justice, and Sustainable Development.

Ongoing Young Speakers Events

Young Initiative speakers give students and faculty an opportunity to expand their understanding of global issues. The Young Initiative sponsors several speakers each academic year highlighting particular aspects of global affairs and the global political economy.  The Young Speakers program is devoted to highlighting the work and success of eminent international affairs experts and Oxy alumni in public service and academia.

 

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Arunabha Ghosh: CSP Lecture

The Young Initiative presents a lecture by one of the world's leading experts in water policy, co-sponsored by the Core Program and the Water and Power Initiative. Dr.

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Ann Florini: The Role of the Private Sector in Asia

The John Parke Young Initiative on the Global Economy presents a talk by Ann Florini of The Brookings Institution entitled "The Role of the Private Sector in Asia." Ann Florini is a nonresident senior fellow with Foreign Policy,

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Professor Jeff Wasserstrom: China on the World Stage-Ready for Prime Time?

Professor Jeff Wasserstrom, from UC Irvine,  is  a modern Chinese social and cultural historian, with a strong interest in connecting China's past to its present and placing both into comparative and global perspective. He has taught and written about subjects ranging from gender to revolution, human rights to urban change.

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Andrew Hudson: The Global Crisis in Water Supply and Sanitation

Andrew Hudson spoke today in Choi Auditorium on global water usage in a talk entitled, "The Global Crisis: Water Supply and Sanitation" Andrew Hudson joined the United Nations Development Program in 1996 as Principal Technical Adviser for the UNDP-GEF International Waters Programme.

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